The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.

Each moment of mindfulness is a moment of purification.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

Those who know emptiness, know impermanence. Those who know impermanence, know non-self. Those who know non-self, know peace.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

The basic teaching of Buddhism is the teaching of transiency, or change.

Don't try to push away the darkness. Just light a lamp. The darkness will disappear by itself.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

The obstacle is the path.